Former President George H.W. Bush Dies at 94
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush passed away at the age of 94.
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Americas
American Missionary Murdered on Remote Indian Island by Isolated Tribe
On November 17, John Allen Chau, a 27 year-old missionary from Washington State was killed by the enigmatic inhabitants of the island of North Sentinel in the Bay of Bengal.
Read MoreBrazil Renounces Environmental Leadership
Luisa Chainferber reports on Brazil’s president-elect Mr. Jair Bolsonaro choosing Ernesto Araújo as the country’s new foreign minister.
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Refugees Who Once Faced Death at Home now Face Tear Gas at U.S. Border
More than 6,000 migrants are camping outside of a sports complex in Tijuana, Mexico hoping to seek asylum in the United States
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American Mid Term Elections
On November 2, four days before the United States midterm election, polls predicted that the Democratic Party is likely to gain control of the House of Representatives while the Republican Party will keep its majority in the Senate. The trends indicate a balance of power on Capitol Hill for the next two years, and the possibility of legislative deadlocks.
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‘Migrant caravan’ ambles towards U.S. while Trump vows no entry
Thousands of Central American migrants hope to make their way to the United States by walking across Mexico. The “migrant caravan” originated in Honduras on October 12 and originally consisted of less than 200 migrants, but has now swelled to over 7,000.
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Locked out of Luck: ICJ Rules in Chile’s favor
On October 1, 2018, the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Chile could not be forced into negotiating a corridor in the Pacific Ocean with Bolivia. In Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, large screens were put up on display across town squares as the President of the ICJ, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusaf, delivered the courts final ruling.
Read MoreTrump Administration Scores New NAFTA Deal with Canada and Mexico
President Trump announced that a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico has been successfully negotiated to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. The trade pact comes after a year of hard-fought negotiations between the three nations.
Read MoreAmid Kavanaugh’s Controversy, Experts Warn the Supreme Court is Becoming the “Most Dangerous Branch”
Recently, the Supreme Court has come under fire. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, argues that the Court has overstepped its role as an “umpire” over existing legal issues and become an “player” in creating new laws.
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Maduro Scrambles to Find Solutions to Venezuelan Economic Crisis
Vizcaino’s decision to shut down his business came from the effects of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s recent economic policy, which has raised the minimum wage in the country by 3000 percent.
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